Date/Time Title Speakers Objectives
Tuesday, March 14
1300-1700 PDSI Meeting
Agenda
Wednesday, March 15
0800-1700 PDSI Meeting
Agenda
Thursday, March 16
0800-1700 Registration
0900-1600 Panel Meeting
1230-1630
PreCon Workshop: Detecting Early Skin Changes in Dark Skin Tones Moderator: Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN
Yaniv Cohen, PhD
Ronnie Klein
Deanna Vargo BSN RN CWS FACCWS CWOCN
Zena Moore, PhD, MSc, FFNMRCSI, PG Dip, Dip First Line Management, RGN
Examine the methods available to detect skin changes due to pressure in persons with dark skin tones
Friday, March 17
0630-1730 Registration
0700-0750 Mölnlycke Breakfast Symposium - The missing links: Be sure to include your ED and OR in your PIP bundles Lisa Grubb, DNP,MSN,BSN,RN,C/DONA,WOCN, CPHQ
Diane Kimsey, MSN CNOR CMLSO MHA
0800-0815 Welcome and overview of Conference William Padula, PhD, MS, MSc
Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN
0815-0930 Keynote Address Defining Health Equity Aresha Martinez-Cardoso Identify crucial elements to guide effective action for health equity
0930-1000 Coffee Break
1000-1030 Improving Detection of Pressure Injury in Dark Skin Tones Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN
Sue Creehan, RN, CWOCN
Describe how skin assessment and health equity are related
Determine key interventions that can be immediately implemented to improve the skin assessment of individuals with darker skin color tones at risk for pressure injury
Discuss emerging technology translation and implementation
1030-1100 Gaps in Professional Education of Skin Assessment Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN
Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN
Describe the typical presentation of skin assessment in textbook and laboratory learning
1100-1130 PI and racial disparities in hospitalized patients Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-C, CWOCN, FAAN Describe the racial distribution of patients with pressure injuries admitted into New Jersey Hospitals.
Describe the differences in PI characteristics, demographic profile, comorbidities and social determinants of health among patients in New Jersey hospitals admitted with pressure injuries.
1130-1200 Psychological mechanisms of unconscious bias and daily practices to minimize their effects. Manish Mishra, MD, MPH Identify the depth of unconscious bias by exploring constructs from psychology and sociology
Recognize that biases are modifiable and examine daily practices to minimize their effects
1200-1315 Smith+Nephew Lunch Symposium
Avoidable or unavoidable pressure injury: Why is it so hard to do the right thing?
How to ‘avoid’ the avoidable pressure injuries? What makes a dressing effective in pressure injury prevention

Amit Gefen, Ph.D

Annemari Cooley
1315-1400 Results of the TEAM-UP trial on turning for pressure injury prevention Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, CNE, WCC, FGSA, FAAN Discuss findings of the TEAM-UP trial on frequency of turning and cuing staff on the outcome of pressure injury
The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Complexity Bias in the Prediction of Pressure Injury Risk William Padula, PhD, MS, MSc Define the applications of Machine Learning in Healthcare
Explain how Machine Learning can circumvent Complexity Bias to address Pressure Injury Prevention and Improve hospital safety
1400-1445 Turn Teams and Pressure Injury Incidence Kathleen Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FAAN Outline the evidence on impact of turn teams on pressure injury reduction
Demonstrate of improved patient & staff outcomes with the nurse-mobility technician partnership
Nutritional Challenges in Various Ethnic and Cultural Groups Anna de Jesus, MBA, RDN Understand the importance of eating patterns of various ethnic groups and its effect on nutritional status
Identify key food items to stock in nursing units to decrease the chance of malnutrition.
1445-1515 Coffee Break
1445-1830 Exhibitor Hours
1515-1600 Impact of Shear on Pressure Injury Development Dave Brienza, PhD
Michele Deppisch, PT, CWS, FACCWS
Describe shear and how it affects people lying or sitting on support surfaces
Describe shear force management metrics produced by laboratory tests for mattresses
Discuss clinical strategies for mitigating shear
Updates from the International Wound Infection Institute (IWII) Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS
Greg Schultz, PhD
Describe the clinical impact of the critical work accomplished by the IWII in 2022.
1600-1645 Panel Discussion: Pressure Injuries in Hospitals and Long Term Care... How can we Bring Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers to the Table Moderator: Colleen Snydeman, PhD, RN, NE-BC
Lee Ruotsi, MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM
Aimee Garcia, MD, CWS, FACCWS, MAPWCA
Scott Bolhack, MD, MBA, CMD, CWSP, PCWC, FACP
Discuss strategies for the education and essential involvement of physicians and APP’s in PI prevention and treatment
Markers for Pressure Injury in Patients with spinal cord injuries Yi-Ting Tzen, PhD, PT Describe objective markers for changes in microvascular function and soft-tissue properties following SCI.
1700-1830 Reception with Exhibitors, Poster Viewing, and NPIAP 35th Anniversary Recognition
1730-1745 Molnlycke Product Demonstration
Saturday, March 18
0615-1600 Registration
0645-0730 Walk for Wounded Warriors Project
0700-0800 Breakfast and Announcement of Award Winners
0800-0845 Surgery for Advanced Pressure Injuries. What, When & How Abigail E. Chaffin, MD, FACS, CWSP, FAPWCA Discuss surgical options for patients with advanced pressure injuries including patient selection and postoperative care
Disparities in PI prevention and treatment in the neonatal and pediatric populations Ann Marie Nie, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, PhD Candidate Identify the uniqueness of the neonatal and pediatric skin and the risk for pressure injury development
Describe techniques to reduce risk for pressure injury in neonates and young children
0845-0930 How functional is that Support Surface? Jackie Todd, MBA, BS, RN, CWCN, DAPWCA
Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN
Discuss findings of a study on obsolescence and end-of-life of support surfaces
Application of the mechanical strain model to darkly pigmented skin Amit Gefen, PhD Explain the role of shear in the biomechanical model of skin tolerance to superficial pressure ulcers/injuries
Discuss the diversity in skin physiology and biomechanics and implications to pressure ulcer/injury risks in different skin tones
0930-1000 Coffee Break with Exhibitors
0930-1330 Exhibitor Hours
0940-0955 Medline Industries Product Demonstration
1000-1045 Thermographic Imaging of Terminal skin changes Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APRNBC
Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN
Describe the results of thermographic assessment of patients with skin color changes at end of life
Identify the expected course of action for the wound care professional in caring for these patients
Ongoing Prevention of Pressure Injury in Spinal Cord Injured persons Bernadette Mauro
Laurie Rappl, PT, DPT, CWS
Discuss the unique aspects of pressure injury prevention in spinal cord injury over the course of a lifetime
1045-1130 Skin Injury in Indigenous People Kimberly LeBlanc, MSN-ED, RN, CWON
Data Analytics Drives Pressure Injury Prevention Ginger Capasso, PhD, ANP-BC, ACNS-BC, CWS, FACCWS, FAAN,
Colleen Snydeman, PhD, RN, NE-BC
Describe one data analysis method to promote pressure injury prevention
List one strategy for pressure injury prevention that is driven by data analytics
1130-1215 Subepidermal moisture measurement, a key tool for the early detection and prevention of pressure ulcers Zena Moore, PhD, MSc, FFNMRCSI, PG Dip, Dip First Line Management, RGN Identify why early detection of pressure ulcer development is fundamental to enhancing clinical outcomes
Discuss the clinical evidence surrounding the use and impact of sub epidermal moisture measurement
Shear Reduction in Seating: Do Materials Matter? Kara Kopplin,
Ana Endsjo, OT
Describe objective methods for the measurement of properties relative to skin protection and stability
1215-1330 Lunch with exhibitors and Poster Viewing
1330-1415 Oral Poster Presentations and Poster Award Announcements Dave Newton, EUR ING, M.Eng, C.Eng, MIET, MIEEE
Laura C. Welch, BSN, CWCN, NPD-BC, CPN
Marissa A. Hudler, MSN, RN, WCC, CFCN, OMS
Chonnikan Ariyakul
1) "What's Under the Sheets Matters" - A Compatibility Study
2) Using Quality Improvement to Improve Wound Documentation Compliance
3) Self-Proning Kits to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Covid-19 Patients
4) Predicting factors of Incontinence-associated dermatitis severity among patients in acute care setting
1415-1500 Panel: Updates from NPIAP Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dave Brienza, PhD
Janet Cuddigan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Amit Gefen, PhD
Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN
Updates in the SPIPP
PDSI update
Clinical Practice Guideline Updates
Announcement of Bingo Winners
1500-1515 Coffee Break
1515-1600 Inequity in Healing Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN Describe the current data on the rates of healing pressure injury in person with dark skin tones
1600-1615 Closing Comments Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN
Lee Ruotsi, MD, ABWMS, CWS-P, UHM

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